Right on both accounts. I am unsure if it is a minidisk - it normally shows when i do a q v dasd just like all the others (minus VDSK) in the original post (CYL addressing), if that tells you anything
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Richard Troth <vmcow...@gmail.com> wrote: > You attached the disk (the whole volume) to that other guest. But ... > the guest which owns it ... is it a minidisk? If so, then you want to > 'link' it instead of 'attach' it. > > That's just for starters. Forgive me if you already know this, but it > sounds like #1 you are in a minor crisis and #2 you are new to > z/VM. We'll gladly help, but it will take time to get you up to > speed. > > -- R; <>< > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:38, Daniel Tate <daniel.t...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a user with a corrupt filesystem. in attempting to move the >> DASD Containing the root disks, i detached the old disk: >> >> 00: DASD 9F80 VM6LX9 >> >> I need to reattach it to the original machine, but i also need to >> attach it to another guest, mount it and fix the corrupted files where >> it can boot. >> >> When i attempt to mount it to another guest, i get (at the bottom): >> >> DASD 019E 3390 VM6RES R/O 250 CYL ON DASD 9F84 SUBCHANNEL = 000D >> DASD 0300 9336 (VDSK) R/W 524288 BLK ON DASD VDSK SUBCHANNEL = 0010 >> DASD 0301 9336 (VDSK) R/W 1048576 BLK ON DASD VDSK SUBCHANNEL = 0011 >> DASD 0592 3390 VM6RES R/O 70 CYL ON DASD 9F84 SUBCHANNEL = 000F >> DASD 9F80 ON DASD 9F80 R/W VM6LX9 SUBCHANNEL = 0012 >> >> Which isn't letting me see the disk; it doesnt even look like the >> others. Maybe a link was the way to go with this? Can someone help >> me get this back straight? >> >